Chester Barnard's Concept of Authority.

Smith, Edward B.

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Chester Barnard's Concept of Authority

Smith, Edward B.

Educational Administration Quarterly, 11, 1, 21-37, Win 75

Authority consists of a subjective aspect, the accepting of a communication, and an objective aspect, the character in the communication by virtue of which it is accepted. Of these, the former is the more important, for there is no authority if the communication is rejected. (Author/WM)

Descriptors: Administration, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Administration, Employer Employee Relationship, Informal Organization, Interpersonal Relationship, Organization, Organizational Theories

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